GableGotwals Expands Leadership Structure to Support Continued Growth

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Nick Merkley energy, oil, and gas, environmental and natural resources, commercial litigation attorney, Oklahoma

Nick Merkley

Trent Shores litigation, native American law, governmental relations, cybersecurity and data privacy, administrative and regulatory law, white collar criminal defense, corporate investigations, false claims act attorney, Oklahoma

Trent Shores

GableGotwals, one of the region’s premier law firms, is proud to announce the creation of Managing Shareholder roles in its Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Houston offices. This strategic leadership expansion reflects the Firm’s continued growth and commitment to its values of excellence, integrity, collaboration, and support.

In response to its expanding footprint and to ensure strong local office leadership, GableGotwals is pleased to announce that Nick Merkley and Trent Shores have been appointed as the first Managing Shareholders for the Oklahoma City and Tulsa offices, respectively. In addition to the Firm’s Chairman and CEO, John Dale, these roles provide localized leadership, promote continuity, support efficient decision-making, and ensure adequate representation at the Board of Directors across the Firm’s offices.

“This leadership expansion reflects our commitment to thoughtful growth and representation at every level, including being positioned to fill the designated Managing Shareholder and Board of Directors seat for our Houston office in the near future,” said John Dale, Chairman and CEO. “By elevating our local office leadership, we are strengthening our culture of collaboration and reinforcing the standard of excellent client service that defines our Firm.”

GableGotwals represents a diverse client base in litigation, transactional, and regulatory matters. The Firm has earned top-tier recognition from Chambers and Partners, Benchmark Litigation, and IFLR1000.